Last November, LA Plaza opened a temporary exhibition exploring the multiethnic political groups in Boyle Heights from 1910 to the present. As we approach the final weekend of Progressive Cultures: A Story of Boyle Heights, we invite you...

Today we commemorate the anniversary of one of the largest immigration raids in U.S. history, which took place just steps from LA Plaza, in Olvera Street. On February 26, 1931, over four hundred Mexicans and Mexican Americans were packed into...

Enjoy Los Angeles’ newest green space with a picnic! This Saturday our friends over at Grand Park are opening a new playground and LA Plaza is celebrating by sharing a refreshing cactus salad that you can enjoy at the park...

The summer has come to an end, and school is back in full gear. After a long day of classes, some students tend to snack on unhealthy foods or sugary beverages as soon as they get home. So why not provide children with a...

Imagine the city of Los Angeles as a huge mosaic, where each person is a tile that makes up that larger image. Every tile is unique, just like every Angeleno. For us interns, “Pueblo” means home, community, and diversity...

While preparing an exhibition on the life and work of a living icon, LA Plaza has been privileged enough to involve the individual in the process. Last month, members of LA Plaza’s curatorial team made a visit to the Dolores Huerta Foundation in Bakersfield to touch base with activist and labor...

¡Que siga la fiesta! Last month, LA Plaza continued its summer music series, Sones de Mi Tierra: The Roots of Mexican Music. Over 500 guests enjoyed a lively night filled with music by family group, Hermanos Herrera. Los Hermanos played an assortment of music styles on stage, including son...

We have Flickr!

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Mon, 2011-03-07

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LA Plaza’s Flickr page is live and empty and we need your help to fill it up! Similar to our Twitter feed, the photos submitted to our Flickr group will help to populate our inaugural exhibition, LA Starts Here!, giving you the opportunity to help us share the very best of Mexican and Mexican American Los Angeles. Your photos will become part of the show, exhibited in our galleries!

We are currently looking for photos (both old and new) of or related to the following: Mexican Food/Restaurants, Los Angeles murals, Holidays, Latinos in Sports, the Chicano Moratoriums, and Latinos in Military Service.

To submit your photos, just head over to Flickr, join our group, and tag your photos with one of the following:- Food- Murals- Holidays- Sports- Moratoriums- Military

The same rules apply there as with the rest of Flickr, but make sure to read our terms of agreement before uploading anything.

Once LA Plaza opens, our Flickr stream will be a living, ever-changing part of our exhibitions. So, show our visitors the culture, history, and pride of your Los Angeles by contributing to our Flickr group early and often!